locuzione meaning in English — idiom, phrase

English meaning

idiom noun A phrase whose meaning can't be worked out just from the words in it, such as "kick the bucket."
phrase noun A short group of words that expresses an idea, often forming part of a sentence.

locuzione is used for these senses in English:

idiom A manner of speaking, a mode of expression peculiar to a language, language family, or group of people.
idiom An established phrasal expression whose meaning may not be deducible from the literal meanings of its component words.
phrase (grammar) A word or, more commonly, a group of words that functions as a single unit in the syntax of a sentence, always containing an expressed or implied head (the principal word or subgroup, with core importance) and often consisting of a head plus some other elaborating words.

noun A phrase whose meaning can't be worked out just from the words in it, such as "kick the bucket."
noun A characteristic style of expression used in a language, art form, or field.

noun A short group of words that expresses an idea, often forming part of a sentence.
verb To express something using particular words.

idioma idiotismo espressione idiomatica idiomatismo parlata dialetto vernacolo espressione polirematica frase esprimere redigere